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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc leaves Hanoi for Cambodian tour

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse officially begin their official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia from April 24-25 at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen.

Man detained for bringing $400,000 into Vietnam

A man in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has been detained for trying to bring USD400,000 into the country.

One-armed guitarists from Vietnam, Japan perform in HCM City

 A musical show took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 22, featuring two one-armed guitarists, Vietnamese teacher Nguyen The Vinh and Japanese Prof. Hashimoto Michinori.

Hanoians have fun at Color Me Run 2017

 On April 22 thousands of young Hanoians gathered for the third annual Color Me Run-a Vietnam’s most amazing and colorful race at at Vinhomes Riverside Ecological Urban Area.

Foreign bloggers visit Vietnam

 As many as 11 foreign bloggers from Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, and Taiwan (China) are making a week-long tour of Vietnam until April 28 to discover numerous places of interest throughout the nation.

Viettel gets ready for April IPO in Tanzania

Viettel Tanzania Limited Company (Halotel) is completing an IPO prospectus and corporate valuation in preparation for its IPO filing on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) in Tanzania this month, Viettel Global reported. 

Clean-up event held in Hanoi to mark Earth Day

 More than 1,000 volunteers from the US Embassy, associations, organisations and universities, joined hands to pick up garbage in Thong Nhat Park Saturday morning to mark Earth Day here.

Hoi An starts $44.2 million tourism property project

 Quang Nam Province has begun construction of the Hoi An Royal Residences project, with total investment of VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.2 million) in Cam An Commune in the suburbs of Hoi An City.

PV Power prepares for August IPO

 PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) will make its initial public offering (IPO) this August, the electricity producer announced.

HCM City works to extend CNG bus routes

 Ho Chi Minh City plans to increase the number of compressed natural gas (CNG) – powered buses with a view of running 841 CNG buses on 39 routes by the end of this year.

Vietnamese, Chinese Supreme People’s Procuracies tighten ties

The Supreme People’s Procuracies of Vietnam and China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in Beijing on April 23 within the framework of the Vietnamese procuracy delegation’s working visit to China.

Nepotism is a bad thing, except when it isn’t

PhD Bui Dinh Phong, senior lecturer at Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration tells vov.vn that the criteria for choosing leading civil servants and cadres at different levels must be specific ...

Hillary Clinton makes surprise appearance at New York film panel

 Hillary Clinton, who until recently had avoided the spotlight in the wake of her election defeat in November, made a surprise appearance at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday as a panelist to discuss ...

Singapore researchers turn water into 'virtual lemonade' but is it tart enough?

Researchers in Singapore say they have invented a "virtual lemonade", using electrodes to mimic the flavor of the beverage and LED lights to imitate its color, 

France's Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen

 Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Private investors in infrastructure suffer disadvantages

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), emerging economies in Asia, including in Vietnam, will need $26 trillion from now to 2030 to develop infrastructure. 

Cuisine space and balloon to promote Da Nang Int'l Fireworks Festival

The organising committee of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival has reserved a cuisine space on an area of 4,000sqm as a rendezvous point for gastronomer and tourists visiting the city.

Association sees busier property market in Q2

 Viet Nam’s property market will see more sale launches and transactions in the second quarter of this year, the Viet Nam Real Estate Association has forecast.

How to feast in Hanoi on a $10 budget

 US$10 is not much, but do you know you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks and even a glass of beer in that amount in Hanoi.

Vietnamese airlines roll out new international flights

 Vietnamese airlines have drawn up plans to expand their international presence to serve the increasing demands of both domestic and foreign passengers.